X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 910342 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:50:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.69; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm63aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20060102174946.BTP3622.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm63aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:49:46 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm63aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20060102174945.OXSM29460.ibm63aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:49:45 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Single rotor running- Tracy questions Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:49:46 -0600 Message-ID: <000901c60fc4$ebb126a0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C60F92.A116B6A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C60F92.A116B6A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just flywheel effect, is needed. A bit of weight at the very edge of the disc. A few small weights tucked right inside the flange where the ring gear = sits might be all you need. I added 8 short TIG beads between the ring gear = and that flange, because a missed shift without a rev limiter shucks off the ring gear, and just about cuts the bell housing into two pieces. Not = likely with a prop installed, but you can bolt on stacks of washers to run for = a few seconds to see if that is a cure, if you would rather not weld on = the flex plate. =20 Hi Lynn, =20 I'd have to look at it in person, but it appears from pics that I could easily add several large washers, plus the longer bolts that would be required, to each of the 4 holes that bolt the flexplate to the drive dampener plate. This is pretty close to the outside of the flexplate, = so it's probably worth a try. I'll make a note to measure the bolts, and = look at the space available, next time I'm by the hanger. =20 =20 Thanks, Rusty (50/50 for posts appearing today) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C60F92.A116B6A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Just flywheel effect, is needed. A bit of weight at the very edge = of the=20 disc.
 A few small weights tucked right inside the flange where the = ring=20 gear sits might be all you need. I added 8 short TIG beads between the = ring gear=20 and that flange, because a missed shift without a rev limiter shucks off = the=20 ring gear, and just about cuts the bell housing into two = pieces. Not likely=20 with a prop installed, but you can bolt on stacks of washers to run for = a few=20 seconds to see if that is a cure, if you would rather not weld on the = flex=20 plate.
 
Hi=20 Lynn,
 
I'd = have to look=20 at it in person, but it appears from pics that I could easily add = several=20 large washers, plus the longer bolts that would be required, to = each of the=20 4 holes that bolt the flexplate to the drive dampener plate.  This = is=20 pretty close to the outside of the flexplate, so it's probably worth a=20 try.  I'll make a note to measure the bolts, and look at the space=20 available, next time I'm by the = hanger.  
 
Thanks,
Rusty (50/50 for=20 posts appearing=20 today)   
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